COVID-19 brief bites - 31 March 2020
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Ramaphosa: COVID-19 screening drive will be intensive & far-reaching
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a major new screening and testing initiative aimed at helping fight COVID-19.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Lockdown most effective way of containing COVID-19
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the experience of the South Africans in Wuhan demonstrates the effectiveness – and the necessity – of a state of lockdown.
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Ramaphosa: Repatriated Wuhan group proof that lockdowns work
The group of more than 100 students will be going home to their loved ones after being quarantined at the Ranch Resort outside Polokwane for 14 days.
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Ramaphosa meets SA group repatriated from Wuhan as they return to families
The group of more than 100, who were isolated for 21 days after being in the virus-stricken city of Wuhan, have tested negative in the second round of tests since their return to SA.
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Ramaphosa: SA now has more than 900 COVID-19 cases
President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement during his virtual G20 Summit address in Pretoria on Thursday.
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Muslim civil society organisations donate R1m to help SA fight COVID-19
The organisation said it heard the call of President Cyril Ramaphosa to assist the poor during the 21-day lockdown period.
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SA on lockdown: Here’s what you need to know
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that South Africa will be placed on lockdown for 21 days due to the coronavirus outbreak, EWN unpacks what this means for citizens.
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President Ramaphosa: South Africa will go into 21-day lockdown
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa will go into lockdown for 21 days, starting from 26 March 2020.
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Ramaphosa announces 21-day nationwide lockdown
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that a nation-wide 21-day lockdown would come into effect on midnight on 26 March until midnight on 16 April.
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MAHLATSE MAHLASE: Now is the time to listen to our government about coronavirus
It's time for us to get with the seriousness of the COVID-19 programme, writes Mahlatse Mahlase.
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HPCSA wants Ramaphosa to declare national lockdown over COVID-19
With more than 400 people in the country testing positive for COVID-19, the HPCSA called on the president to take more drastic steps.
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SANDF instructed to be 'battle ready' for coronavirus
While the final command will come from the president, a classified memo doing the rounds show the military have been ordered to prepare to help combat Covid-19.
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Ramaphosa: There are now 150 confirmed coronavirus cases in SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa met with religious leaders in Pretoria to discuss the coronavirus outbreak in South Africa.
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Ramaphosa concerned number of COVID-19 infections could rise sharply
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed the number of cases had now jumped to 150.
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SA COVID-19 infections now at 150 - Dlamini-Zuma
Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamimi-Zuma has confirmed that the number of South Africans infected with the coronavirus has risen to 150.
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SA COVID-19 travel ban will have negative effects on economy - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the ban was necessary as the country dealt with the spread of COVID-19.
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Ramaphosa: All upcoming ANC conferences postponed until further notice
The president said the decision was taken by the governing party’s extended national working committee which met on Monday.
